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    Your Best Vacation: Seven Reasons Why a Trip to Israel Will Change Your Life
    Your Best Vacation: Seven Reasons Why a Trip to Israel Will Change Your Life
    Your Best Vacation: Seven Reasons Why a Trip to Israel Will Change Your Life
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    Your Best Vacation: Seven Reasons Why a Trip to Israel Will Change Your Life

    By Rod MacIlvaine

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    When you plan your annual vacation, you’re confronted with a myriad of options. Should you choose mountains or beach? Do you pick relaxation or adrenaline? Should you stay close or go far? You’ve worked hard for your vacation dollars. You want the best value possible.  

    But what if you could plan a vacation that would genuinely change your life? Rod MacIlvaine believes a trip to Israel does just that. Israel features dozens of sites of huge historical significance including the places of Jesus’ dedication, baptism and crucifixion. You’ll see where Abraham met Melchizedek, where David mustered his mighty men for war, and where the Holy Spirit came in power after Jesus’ resurrection.

    In this book you will find seven reasons why a trip to Israel should be your next vacation destination. Included are bonus materials that will help you plan your trip like this bucket list: https://experiencetheland.com/bucketlist/ 

    This year, experience the land of Jesus.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherRod MacIlvaine
    Release dateJan 29, 2017
    ISBN9781386132561
    Your Best Vacation: Seven Reasons Why a Trip to Israel Will Change Your Life

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      Your Best Vacation - Rod MacIlvaine

      Your Best Vacation

      Seven Reasons Why a Trip to Israel

      Will Change Your Life

      By Rod MacIlvaine, D.Min

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      Your Best Vacation

      Seven Reasons Why a Trip to Israel Will Change Your Life

      Copyright © 2017 by MacIlvaine Consulting, LLC. All rights reserved.

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      MacIlvaine Consulting, LLC

      www.experiencetheland.com

      E-book designed and produced in the United States of America in association with Experience the Land and MacIlvaine Consulting LLC.

      All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced in any form without permission in writing from the author, except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical articles or reviews.

      Unless otherwise indicated, scripture quotations are from the ESV® Bible (The Holy Bible, English Standard Version®), copyright © 2001 by Crossway, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers. Used by permission. All rights reserved.

      A small number of scripture quotations are taken from the New American Standard Bible®, Copyright © 1960, 1962, 1963, 1968, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1995 by The Lockman Foundation. Used by permission. (www.Lockman.org)

      Special thanks to Ed Schmidt for his enduring friendship and expertise in facilitating trips to Israel. Additional thanks goes to Michael Bryan and to Joel and Krista McCutcheon, good friends and gifted photographers, for allowing me to use some of their pictures. For more examples of Michael Brian’s photography, please see, http://www.michaelbryanphoto.com/

      Southern Steps of the Temple Mount photo is © Oren Rozen available under a creative common license, http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0 or GFDL http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/fdl.html, via Wikimedia Commons.

      Cyrus Cylinder photo is © By Prioryman, CC BY-SA 3.0, available under a creative common license, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=19669420

      Magdala Stone photo is © Hanay, CC BY-SA 3.0, available under a creative common license, http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0 or GFDL http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/fdl.html, via Wikimedia Commons.

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      Dedicated to my fun-loving and adventurous wife.

      From windy mountain summits,

      to calm Caribbean harbors,

      to Jesus’ empty tomb,

      she is my companion in many travels.

      *****

      Tap here to get a free copy of My Bucket List.

      I make it easy for you plan your trip to Israel!

      About the author

      Rod MacIlvaine has served on the adjunct faculties of both Oklahoma Wesleyan University and Dallas Theological Seminary. He is the founding senior pastor of Grace Community Church in northeastern Oklahoma. Since 2005, he and his congregation have worked extensively to meet educational needs and plant multiplying churches in the Spanishspeaking Caribbean.

      A Gallup-Certified Strengths Coach and Certified Myers-Briggs Type Indicator practitioner, Rod coaches men and women in transition, especially those who are shifting into second careers.

      Rod’s personal vision in life is to empower people to thrive, and over the years he’s found that bringing people to Israel stimulates new levels of spiritual flourishing.

      Previous Books

      Successful Bareboot Chartering: The Essential Handbook for Captain and Crew (with Bill MacIlvaine)

      Before you begin…

      Get My Bucket List!

      The 12 Things

      You Simply Must Do in Israel!

      Click here:

      https://experiencetheland.com/bucketlist/

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      What people are saying

      Going to Israel with Pastor Rod MacIlvaine strengthened my faith and forever changed the way I read the Bible. There is no substitute for walking where Jesus walked, and seeing the land that he called home. I strongly encourage Christians (and those exploring the faith) to read this book and go themselves. You will not regret it!

      Joshua McNall, PhD

      Assistant Professor of Theology, Oklahoma Wesleyan University

      I highly recommend going on the trip to Israel with Dr. Rod. Biblical stories jumped to life as we traced the steps of Jesus in Galilee and Jerusalem. Rod’s teaching consistently breathed fresh insights into familiar stories. Now home, our family reads the Bible with renewed excitement and deeper understanding. It was worth every penny!

      Elizabeth Greene

      Health Coach, EverGreene Health

      If you’re hungry to know God more intimately and His Word more fully, stop and read this short, insightful book and then join Dr. Rod on an inspirational journey through the Holy Land. It will change your life.

      D. Scott Barfoot, ThM, PhD

      Director, Doctor of Ministry Studies, Dallas Theological Seminary

      This book says it all. Rod’s seven reasons are simple, compelling, and they hit the nail right on the head. I highly recommend his book. I’m with Rod: Go to Israel. It will change your life.

      Gregory A. Hatteberg, co-author, The Christian Traveler’s Guide to the Holy Land.

      Table of Contents

      Dedication

      About the Author

      Get my bucket list!

      What people are saying

      Introduction

      1st reason – You will receive fresh insights into the nature of God.

      2nd reason – Stories from the Bible will come alive.

      3rd reason – You will feel the joy of walking where Jesus walked.

      4th reason – You will get a taste for the supernatural worldview of the Bible.

      5th reason – It will give you a fresh vision for prayer.

      6th reason – You will get up to date information on fresh discoveries.

      7th reason – You will have a rich cultural experience.

      Going is easier than you think.

      Don’t Forget! Get my bucket list!

      Additional resources

      Books

      Trip Providers

      Websites

      Google Street View

      Endnotes

      Introduction

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